you know, it's still a highly competitive environment for nearly every job. >> reporter: at robert haff international a job recruiter agrees. the job market is red-hot for skilled employees in finance, information technology and project management. >> however, employees in a skilled labor market specialized skill sets are look at unemployment rates even under 3%. >> reporter: but for those in retail, construction or other blue collar jobs it's a tough market to crack for the young and inexperienced like this recent grad, it can be difficult just to get in the door. >> a lot of people were saying that they put in, you know, many resumes, had different interviews, but nothing really stuck. and they went through that over and over again. >> reporter: and that can be frustrating. don't expect those part time phenomena to go away anytime soon. it saves companies money not to provide benefits and with the affordable care act it's going to be even more expensive to have full-time employees. job recruiters though are a little more optimistic about it. their advice, if you are a part- timer, wor